section-4-web-server/control-an-fpga/php_scripts/post_data_to_server.php
<?php
// post_data_to_server.php
// From the user sending data to this server
// Response will be in json format
// The javascript reads this every few seconds.
// OPEN FILE TO WRITE TO - FOR TESTING
$myfile = fopen("testfile.txt", "w")
or die("Unable to open file!");
// GET THE JSON DATA FROM THE USER
header("Content-Type: application/json");
$attributesJSON = json_decode(file_get_contents("php://input"));
// UN PARSE IT
$opcode = $attributesJSON->opcode;
$data_in_a = $attributesJSON->data_in_a;
$data_in_b = $attributesJSON->data_in_b;
$go = $attributesJSON->go;
// WRITE TO A FILE
$txt = "opcode: " . $opcode . "\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
$txt = "data_in_a: " . $data_in_a . "\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
$txt = "data_in_b: " . $data_in_b . "\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
$txt = "go: " . $go . "\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
// DO SOMETHING - THIS IS WHERE YOU WOULD SEND DATA TO THE FPGA
$data_out = $data_in_b;
sleep(5);
// BUILD ARRAY
$array = [
'data_out'=>$data_out,
];
// SEND RESPONSE BACK TO THE BROWSER
echo json_encode($array);
// CLOSE FILE
fclose($myfile);
?>